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STAAR Blitz 2 Exit Ticket

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Question 1

1.

What can the reader tell about how the dog feels about the manager?

A. The dog thinks the manager is mean.

B. The dog thinks the manager is too loud.

C. The dog thinks the manager is welcoming him.

D. The dog thinks the manager is boring.

Question 2

2.

The imagery in paragraph 4 helps the reader understand that the dog is -

A. concerned about the mess he made

B. excited about being in the store

C. tired from running around

D. curious about how the vegetables taste

Question 3

3.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A

Which sentence best describes the dog’s relationship with the narrator?

A. The dog is eager to find the narrator because she is his friend.

B. The dog is grateful because the narrator shows him where to find the tomatoes.

C. The dog is angry with the narrator because she turns him in to the manager.

D. The dog is happy to meet the narrator, so he wags his tail and smiles at her.

Question 4

4.

Which sentence from the selection best supports the answer in Part A?

A. There were just a lot of vegetables rolling around on the floor, tomatoes and onions and green peppers. (paragraph 3)

B. And then the dog came running around the corner. (paragraph 4)

C. He skidded to a stop and smiled right at me. (paragraph 4)

D. The manager screamed, "Somebody grab that dog!" (paragraph 5)

Question 5

5.

Read the dictionary entry below.

trotting /trӓdiNG/ verb
1. To ride
2. To move in a hurry
3. To drive
4. To move slowly

Which meaning best fits the way trotting is used in paragraph 13?

A. Meaning 1

B. Meaning 2

C. Meaning 3

D. Meaning 4

Question 6

6.

Which underlined phrase from paragraph 12 best explains why the dog comes to the narrator?

"Here, boy," I said again. And then I figured that the
dog was probably just like everybody else in the world,
that he would want to get called by a name, only I
didn't know what his name was, so I just said the first
thing that came into my head. I said, "Here, Winn-Dixie."

"Here, boy," I said again.

"he would want to get called by a name"

"I didn't know what his name was"

"so I just said the first thing that came into my head."

Question 7

7.

Throughout the story, the dog can best be described as feeling -

A. sad

B. confused

C. excited

D. angry

Question 8

8.

Writing Review - Use the text to answer the following questions.

(1) The dog smiled at me. (2) He did that thing again where he pulled back his lips and showed me his teeth. (3) He smiling so big that it made him sneeze.

What change should be made in sentence 3?

A. Change smiling to smiled

B. Change big to bigg

C. Change him to them

D. Change sneeze to sneez

Question 9

9.

The author wants to combine the ideas in sentences 1 and 2. In the space provided, write a new sentence that combines these ideas in a clear and effective way. (HINT: Comma conjunction)